Banks are at the heart of the global financial system. This module strives to link the theory and practice of banking in a real-world setting. Considerable attention is given to the vast array of risks that banks face and this is achieved by learning about the management and measurement of these various risks. Also, the module looks at financial/banking crises and the impact that these have on the wider economy especially over the past number of years since the global financial crisis of 2008. This module also covers how to measure bank performance and looks in detail at the case for banking regulation. Finally, this module will cover some recent trends in banking activities including sustainability and green banking and disrupted financial technologies (Fintech).
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This module is focused on banking, as opposed to financial market or accounting and finance-related courses otherwise on offer in the MBA. Students will learn about the 'micro' side of banking, including financial institutions, instruments and techniques, such as hedging, or bank regulation. In addition, the module covers the 'macro' side of banking, which is how banking is connected to and influenced by the economy.
The module introduces key theories of international business, including the determinants and the impact of international trade, foreign market entry strategy and regional integration. This theoretical understanding will then be illustrated and examined by reference to the way multinational companies develop and implement their international strategies. Particular attention will be devoted to the role played by the international business environment and to key strategic management issues such international marketing and HR strategies.
This module covers international commercial sale contracts, principally CIF and FOB (which account for the vast majority of the world's tonnage internationally shipped), but also other international sales, in particular international commodity sales, and sales envisaging multimodal transport operations.
Competition law, whether on an international or national level, is an important influence on companies' business strategy. Competition law plays a major role in trade and trade relations between countries. It is also an increasingly important element of the everyday life of businesses. The aim of the course is to give you a good understanding of competition law, with a primary focus on EU and US antitrust rules and cases for the purpose of either practice or research in the field.
Corporate Governance is an area that has grown rapidly in the last few years fuelled by high profile corporate collapses and financial crisis. The module builds on sound theoretical base to encompass the latest developments in the field worldwide. It takes an international approach to corporate governance, contextualising its development and providing a stimulating range of academic and empirical practitioner research, and topical case studies. It also introduces institutional and legal systems from both government and firm’s viewpoints that influence the effectiveness of corporate governance.
This module gives an overview of moral philosophy and shows how such ethical theories apply in a business context. This module also covers the development of the concept and the meaning of the terms ‘corporate social responsibility’ (CSR) in a business context; how CSR is being implemented in today’s corporations, its impact and likely future directions. The module summarises the latest thinking of the strategic significance of CSR, and how CSR goes to the heart of the way in which businesses and their managers make decisions and conduct their activities. In addition, the module explores how businesses can develop and adopt sustainable business models to secure a positive future for themselves and the world in which they operate. In the process, the module considers how CSR can lead to innovation, new business opportunities and towards solutions to many of today’s business, social and environmental problems. A key aim of the module is to enable students to understand the role and responsibilities of business and managers/owners in the context of the wider society and the future global challenges.
This core interdisciplinary module sets the foundations for postgraduate study on international criminal justice by providing two key elements. Firstly, it provides a comprehensive overview of criminal justice principles and processes. Secondly, it introduces key criminological and psychological perspectives that underpin and permeate criminal justice institutions. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, students will engage with key theoretical and practical issues from both criminological and psychological viewpoints. The module examines national and international criminal justice agencies and institutions, and looks at the roles and responsibilities of personnel as well as issues of accountability in relation to current international developments. Legal cases from the UK, the US, Australia, and Canada, as well as cases from the European Court of Human Rights, International Criminal Court and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights will provide contemporary case studies of cutting-edge criminal justice dilemmas.
International Criminal Law, rather than comparing domestic law of different countries, is concerned with only those crimes which are of such gravity that they affect the whole international community. International criminal law deals therefor with crimes such as genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, usually committed in the context of armed conflict. This module explores how the international community responds to such mass atrocities, how it tries to bring even the most powerful perpetrators to justice and the numerous challenges it faces in trying to do so though the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. This module will introduce you to the core international crimes over which the International Criminal Court has jurisdiction as well as the Court’s main procedures. It will examine the relationship between the Court and its stakeholders such as member and non-member states, the United Nations Security Council and the African Union. Analysing the tension between the principles of truth, justice and peace and the pressures of realpolitik, this course will critically assess to what extent the ICC is able to achieve its aims and objectives.
The module provides an overview of the diffusion of entrepreneurship in international settings, including USA, Europe, and developing economies, by examining entrepreneurial strategy, process and operations that entrepreneurs are engaged in at various stages of international entrepreneurship activities.
Global environmental challenges do not respect national borders. International cooperation and law is therefore crucial to addressing many of the wicked problems currently facing the international community: including for example, climate change and air and water pollution. The International Environmental Law module provides an introduction to the specialised field of public international law which is concerned with addressing such challenges. This module examines the governance and regulatory aspects of international environmental law, as well providing an introduction to the law which has been instrumental to the development of this field. In so doing it also examines key concepts and principles which underpin international environmental law, such as the precautionary principle and sustainable development.
